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Remembering Loved Ones in La Grande, OR
Leah Jean Williams
May 13, 2005
Leah Jean Williams, 50, of Pendleton and formerly of La Grande died May 13 at St. Anthony Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Williams was born May 4, 1955, to Eugene and Josephine Amanda Shimanek in Stayton. She graduated from La Grande High School and in 1978 from beauty school in Pendleton....
Necha Boswell
May 11, 2005
Necha Boswell, age 70 of Elgin, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at a local care center. At her request there will be no public service held. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Necha Boswell was born on January 3, 1935 the daughter of Dick and Marjorie (Bussear) Boswell in Elgin, Oregon. Mrs. Boswell was raised in...
Dr. Bryce Dailey Moffit
May 11, 2005
Dr. Bryce Dailey Moffit, 72, of Enterprise died May 11. A graveside service will begin at 1:30 p.m. May 17, 2005 at the Lostine Cemetery. Dr. Moffit was born Dec. 16, 1932, to Floyd and Emmeretta Pugh Moffit in Wallowa. He graduated from Wallowa High School in 1950 and attended Eastern Oregon Normal School. On Feb. 13, 1954, he...
Shirley Joan Fulkerson - Petersen
May 10, 2005
Shirley JoAn (Fulkerson) Petersen, age 68, of La Grande, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Committal and interment will follow at the Island City Cemetery. Shirley was born on August 20, 1936, the daughter of Grover Eugene...
Eileen May Johnson
May 7, 2005
Eileen May Johnson, who lived most of her life in the Grande Ronde Valley, died at the age of 91 on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Evergreen Rehabilitation Center. A service will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Frank Humber of the Summerville Baptist Church officiating....
Robert Wirt Mcclure
May 6, 2005
Robert Wirt McClure, Jr., 75, of Umatilla and formerly of La Grande, died May 6 at his home after a short illness. Burns Mortuary in Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McClure was born April 7, 1930, to Edna and Bob McClure in San Diego, California. He graduated from LaJolla High School and pursued his education by correspondence...
Walter Alvin Streich
May 6, 2005
Walter Alvin Streich, age 82, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at his home in Elgin, Oregon. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Elgin Community Center in Elgin, Oregon. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Walter Alvin Streich was born on September 30, 1922, the son of...
Margaret Saunders Larson
May 4, 2005
Margaret Saunders Larson, 84, of La Grande died May 4 at her home. Burial will be at Forest Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Celebration of life services will begin Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in La Grande. Mrs. Larson was born February 2, 1921 to Jack and Marge Trunkey Saunders in Fargo, N.D. She...
Roy Elton Crowson
May 3, 2005
Roy Elton Crowson, 78, of Elgin died May 3 at Grande Ronde Hospital. Mr. Crowson was born February 9, 1927, to John and Violet Davidson Crowson in Chatfield, Minn. He served in the Army with the Army Airborne from 1953-55. He was a master mechanic and master welder. He married Beverlee Ekedal and together they provided foster care to...
Muriel Greenslade Abbott
Apr 29, 2005
Muriel Greenslade Abbott, 91, of La Grande died April 29. A celebration of life will begin at 11 am Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Home. Mrs. Abbott was born July 13, 1913, to Victor Bailey and Augusta Vinzelberg Greenslade in Huntington. She married Robert W. Abbott and moved to La Grande in 1946. After his death in 1972 she attended...
Veda Mae Miller
Apr 27, 2005
Veda Mae Miller, age 90, of La Grande, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at the Grande Ronde Hospital. A funeral service will begin on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Valley with Pastor Tim Gray of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating. Committal and interment will follow at the Cove Cemetery. Viewing will be...
Frank David Anderson
Apr 26, 2005
Frank David Anderson, 72, of La Grande died April 26, 2005 at his home. A celebration of life potluck will begin at 1 pm on May 7 at 1319 Empire Drive in La Grande. A memorial service with military honors for Frank Anderson will begin a 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mr. Anderson was born in 1933...
Velma Belle Smith
Apr 26, 2005
Velma Belle Smith, age 89, of La Grande, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at a local care facility. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in La Grande with Pastor Cyril Stephens officiating. Committal and interment will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery. Viewing will be on Friday...
Dick Snider
Apr 25, 2005
Dick Snider, 77, of Island City died April 25. A celebration of life will begin at 1 pm Saturday at the First Christian Church, 901 Penn Avenue. Mr. Snider was born March 7, 1928, to Ray H. and Marion Faye Bellus Snider in La Grande. He graduated from La Grande High School in 1946, attended the University of Idaho...
Elmer Speer
Apr 25, 2005
Elmer Speer, 90, of La Grande died April 25 at his home. A celebration of life will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel with Pastors Loyd Hoke and Raymond Bates of the Sonrise Free Methodist Church officiating. A reception will follow at the Seventh-day Adventist School in La Grande. Mr. Speer was born June 28, 1914...
Winfield "Herb" Herbert Eales
Apr 24, 2005
Winfield Herbert "Herb" Eales, 78, of Chandler, Arizona and formerly of La Grande died April 24. Burial was at the Valley of the Sun Mausoleum in Chandler. Mr. Eales was born August 11, 1926, to Ben and Ethel Eales in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was a pilot and a charter member of the Civil Air Patrol. He served two tours...
Alyce Louise Bostic
Apr 23, 2005
Alyce Louise Bostic, age 99, of La Grande died April 23 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 2pm Saturday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Bostic was born February 17, 1906, to Andrew and Ellen Arthun Madison near Red Lodge, Montana. She attended the Pioneer School in Wyoming, graduated from high school in Belfry,...
Clara Anabell Phippen
Apr 22, 2005
Clara Anabell Phippen, age 94, of La Grande, died Friday, April 22, 2005 at her daughter's home in Forest Grove, Oregon. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at the Zion Lutheran Church, 902 Fourth Street in La Grande. Family and friends are invited to a dinner at the church following...
Arthur Warren Homan
Apr 21, 2005
Arthur Warren Homan, 73, of La Grande died April 21 at St. Mary's Hospital in Walla Walla. A celebratio of life will begin at 1 pm Thursday at the First Christian Church, 901 Penn. Full military honors will follow. Mr. Homan was born May 9, 1931, to Warren and Ethel Homan in Enterprise. He married Janet Moys of La...
Walter W. Mendenhall
Apr 21, 2005
Walter W. Mendenhall peacefully passed away with his wife and family by his side at his home in Elgin on April 21 at the age of 83. He was born March 13, 1922 in Interior, South Dakota, the son of Walter W. and Laura Fisher Mendenhall. Walt's family moved from South Dakota to Hood River in 1935, and then...
